Africa's Bowhunter vs Bow Hunt Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Africa's Bowhunter
This digital magazine caters to bowhunters and archery enthusiasts, focusing on news and articles relevant to Southern Africa. It offers a yearly subscription for access to its content.
- Bowhunting news and articles
- Southern African hunting focus
- Archery enthusiast content
- Digital magazine format
- Yearly subscription
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AFRICA's BOWHUNTER is the magazine for the bowhunter, archery enthusiast and game farmer. We mainly publish news and articles of interest to the bowhunter in Southern Africa and any bowhunter in the world who hunts or plans to hunt in Southern Africa. ================================== The magazine offers a yearly (26.99€/29.99$) auto-renewable subscription - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase ================================== This magazine is proudly powered by PressPad. Privacy Policy: https://presspadapp.com/terms-apps/ Terms of Use https://www.presspadapp.com/terms/
Bow Hunt Simulator
A technical ballistics simulator for bow hunters. It models arrow flight in real-time 3D, providing hit information based on distance, direction, elevation, and wind. Customize bow and arrow setups for various game targets.
- Real-time 3D arrow flight simulation
- Target hit information (distance, direction, elevation, wind)
- Adjustable pin sight
- Customizable arrow velocity, weight, and type
- Multiple game targets (Elk, Whitetail, etc.)
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Visual technical ballistics bow simulator intended for hunters. This app is not a game but a simplified technical ballistic hunting simulator for bow and archery hunters, it has been developed based on feature request from hunters. The app simulates arrow flight in realtime 3d and provides useful target hit information based on target distance, direction, elevation of hunter and wind. Bow and arrow setup has adjustable pin sight and arrow velocity, weight and type. Targets available are Elk, Whitetail, Roedeer, Wild Turkey, Coyote and Wildboar. For rifle hunters: Check out the "Rifle Hunt Simulator" app, designed around the same concept
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Africa's Bowhunter at Free against Bow Hunt Simulator's $3.99. Africa's Bowhunter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (75% vs 52%). Bow Hunt Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Africa's Bowhunter is free to download; Bow Hunt Simulator costs $3.99 up front. Africa's Bowhunter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $21.99 per year. Bow Hunt Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Africa's Bowhunter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bow Hunt Simulator has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Africa's Bowhunter's written reviews are positive against 52% of Bow Hunt Simulator's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Africa's Bowhunter | Bow Hunt Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PressPad Sp. z o.o. | Kristian Stensoenes |
Customer experience
Africa's Bowhunter
Bow Hunt Simulator
In-app purchases
Africa's Bowhunter
- Africas Bow Hunter$21.991 Year
- Issue #9$1.99
- Issue #10$1.99
- Issue #14$1.99
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- Issue #15$1.99
- Issue #16$1.99
- Issue #17$1.99
- Issue #20$1.99
- Issue #21$1.99
- Issue #27$1.99
Bow Hunt Simulator
No in-app purchases
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